Magazine-pistol.



No. 696,539. PatentedApr. l, I902.

T. J. BENNETT.

MAGAZINE PISTOL.

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No. 696,539. Patented Apr. I, I902.

' T. J. BENNETT.

MAGAZINE PISTOL 7 (Application nled Dec. 11, 1-901. N o M 0 d e I.

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T. J. BENNETT.

MAGAZINE PISTGL.

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m0 NEY Patented Apr. 1, i962.

T. J. BENNETT.

PHAGAZINE PISTOL.

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S [L S S E N H W THEOWRE J. @ENNETT,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFFICE.

'ruEoDoR J. BENNETT, OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR ro HIMSELF, ANDHENRY BERG, OF oRANeE VALLEY, NEW JERSEY.

MAGAZINE-PISTOL.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 696,589, dated April1, 1902.

' Application filed December 11, 1901. Serial Nd 85,466. (No model) Toall whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THEODORE J. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New 5 Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Magazine-Pistols;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which erence being had to the accompanying drawlngs, and tonumerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

I 5 This invention relates generally to improvements in revolversorsiniilar firearms; and the invention has for-its principal'objecttoprovide a novel construction of magazine or repeating revolver, thevarious parts of the firearm being arranged in such a manner that aconsiderable number of cartridges are rapidly fed in succession one at atime into a chamber of a revolving cylinder and the exploded shell ofthe cartridge immediately ex- 2 5 pelled from the opposite side of therevolving cylinder, while another cartridge to be ex- I ploded or firedis-fed into the next chamber in the revolving cylinder, which by thearrangement of the various parts of the mechanism has been rotated intoproper position for the reception of the said cartridge.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a novelconstruction of' revolver or similar firearm comprising the variousdevices and mechanism hereinafter more fully'set forth with a view ofproducing a simple and durable as well as an efiieient constructionwhich is not liable to get out of I order and which can be easilymanipulated. 0 A further object of this invention is to provide a novelconstruction of revolver or similar firearm in which the movable partsof the firearm are locked or held in their immovable and rigid positionswhile the cartridge is being exploded or fired, so as to avoid anypossibility of the several parts of the mechanism being torn or forcedasunder when the cartridge is fired and in which there will be no dangerfrom an explosion of the firearm'due to the con- 50 cussions from theexploding cartridges, and, furthermore, to permit of firing a largenumit appertains to make and use the same, ref

ber of cartridges in rapid succession and discharging the explodedshells Without the slightest danger of'burning the operator by flashesof fire coming from the side of the firearm at the revolving cylinder,as is usually the case in the construction of revolvers as 'nowordinarily made .for the firing of blank cartridges.

. My present invention consists, ordinarily, in a novel construction ofrevolving or similar firearm for the firing of blank cartridges; but thesame may also be constructed, without departing from the scope of myinvention, for the reception and firing of shells containing bullets.

The invention consists, furthermore, in the. various novel features andthe severalnovel arrangements and combinations of the parts of the same,all .of which will be fully described in the following specification andthen finally embodied in the clauses of the claim, which are appended tothe said specification and form an inseparable part of the same.

The'invention is clearly illustrated in theac- 7 5 companying drawings,in which the revolver represented is a practical embodiment of theinvention'and in which similar characters of reference are employed inall of; the said views to indicate corresponding parts.

In the said drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a completerevolver or similar firearm embodying the features of my presentinvention, illustrating in connection therewith one arrangement ofshell-holder or maga- 85' zine for the cartridges and a shield whichcovers the revolving cylinder of the gun to prevent'the flash of firefrom the exploding cartridge fbrcingitself from the side of the firearm.Fig. 2 is a similar view of therevolver. or similar firearm with thesaid shield removed to more clearly illustrate the arrangement of therevolving cylinder. Fig. 3 is a top or plan view of the revolver orsimilar firearm. Fig. 4 is an end view of the same looking in thedirection of the arrow 00' 'in said Fig. 8 and said view representingthe magazine or shell-holder in its raisedand operative position forfeeding the cartridges into the chambers in the revolving cylinder. Fig.5 is a similar view of the said parts rep resented in said Fig. 4, butillustrating the magazine or shell-holder in its closed position whenempty to enable the firearm to be more readily carried in the pocket;and Fig. (3 is an end view of the firearm looking in the direction ofthe arrow 3 in Fig. 3, with the magazine or shell-holder in its raisedposition for feeding the cartridges into the cylinder of the firearm.Fig. 7 is a vertical cross-section of the revolver, said section beingtaken on line 7 7 in Fig. 1 of the drawings, looking toward the stock ofthe revolver. Fig. 8 is a similar cross-section of the revolver, saidsection being taken on line 8 8 in said Fig. 1; and Fig. i) is ahorizontal section of the firearm, taken on line 9 9 insaid Fig. 1.Figs. 10 and 11 are two perspective views of a locking-lever employedwith the various parts of the firearm. volver or similar firearm withthe magazine or shell-holder and the'protecting-shield both removed tomore clearly illustrate the arrangement and construction of therevolving cylinder and the said locking-lever in connection-with a novelconstruction of firing or exploding hammer, the several parts beingrepresented in their respective positions at the time of firing acartridge; and Fig. 13 is a similar view of the revolver or similarfirearm when the hammer is raised and the said revolving cylinder andlocking-lever are in their partially-separated positions for theinsertion of a cartridge in one of the chambers of the said revolvingcylinder.

Referring to the said drawings, 1 indicates the complete revolver orfirearm, the same comprising the stock 2 and frame 3 and the barrel 4,the said stock being provided with the usual screw or pin 5 and the twoparts of the revolver-frame 3 being secured about the usual form oftrigger-and-hammer mechanism by means of suitable pins or rivets 6. Thehammer is indicated by the reference character 7, said hammer being hungon a pivot 8 and being operated by a spring-controlled trigger 9 of anywell lmown construction. Thesaid trigger is hung on a pivot 10, and whenit is pulled back from the position indicated in Fig. 12 of the drawingsto that represented in Fig. 13 the said hammer is raised to the positionshown, and the cartridge receiving and holding cylinder 11, whichrevolves upon a pin or spindle 12 and is operated in the usual manner,is brought in its proper position for the reception of a cartridge orshell from a magazine or shell-holder in the manner and for the purposesto be hereinafter more fully set forth. The said hammer 7 isprovidedwith a firing-pin 13, and at its upper free end portion said hammer ismade with a forwardlyextending iingeror holding-dog 14, the undersurface 15 of which is preferably made;

straight and flat. The revolver-frame 3 is made with twoupwardly-extending members 16 and 17, which provide an open space 18between them, in which the said revolving cylindcr'll. is arranged andrevolves. The

Fig. 12 is a side view of the resaid cylinder 11 is made as representedin the several figures of the drawings, being provided in its outercylindrical surface at the back of the cylinder and in that portion ofthe'cylinder near the extension 16 when arranged in place with asuitable number of longitudinally-extending semicircular groovesor-channels 19 and intermediately-placed ribs 20, as illustrated moreparticularly in Fig. 8 -of the drawings, the said semicircular grooves19 being in alinement with and terminating in correspondingly-placedcircular ducts 21, forming chambers, as will be seen from an inspectionof Fig. 7. Upon the outer cylindrical surface of the said cylinder 11 Ihave provided the same with a number of suitablyco'nstructedprotuberances 22, which correspond in number to the number of grooves orchannels 19 and the number of ducts or chambers 21 and, which arearranged "in such a manner that they are placed intermediate-1y of eachpair of consecutive grooves or channels 19 and chambers 21, and aretherefore arranged in longitudinal alinement with the ribs of thecylinder 11, substantially as illustrated in the several figures of thedrawings and for the purposes to be presently set forth. The saidupwardly-extending member 17 of the revolver-frame 3 is provided with apair of upwardly-extending and perforated ears or lugs 23, in whichthere is a pivotal pin 24., upon which is pivotally supported theperforated end portion or arm 26 of a suitably-constructed locking-lever25. This lever 25, as'will be clearly seen from an inspection of theseveral figures of the drawings, is movably arranged directly above therevolving cylinder 11 and is provided with an upwardly-extending arm orend portion 27, in the upper surface of which the said arm is providedwith a longitudinallyextending groove on channel 28, preferably providedat the bottom with the fiat surface 29, as will be seen from aninspection of Fig. 10. The said arm or end portion 27 is provided on itsunder surface with a downwardly-projecting part 30, in which is formed acentrally and longitudinally extending channel or groove 31, which isbounded by a pair of longituditudinally-extending marginal edges,forming ribs or guides 31, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 11. When thesaid locking-lever is in its closed or lowered position, (indicated inFigs. 1, 2, 7, 8, and 12,) then the said groove or channel 31 is placeddirectly above the uppermost groove or channel 19 in the cylinder 11,with the marginal ribs 32 of the said arm or end member 27 of the lever25. projecting into the said groove or channel 19, as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings,thereby providing a complctechamber for the cartridge or shell to be arranged therein for firing,and the said ribs or guides 32 preventing any lateral movement of thesaid locking-lever 25 while the cartridge or shell is being exploded bythe descending hammer 7 when the trigger 9 is pulled. Simultaneouslywith IIO the explosion of the cartridge the forwardlyextending finger orholding-dog 14 of the hammer enters the longitudinally-extending grooveor slot 28 in the locking-lever 25, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 8,9, and 12, and no concussion of the exploding cartridge can force thesaid pivoted locking-lever 25 from its operative holding positionindicated in the said drawings durin such explosion of the cartridge.When the trigger 9 is again pulled back, then one of the protuberancesor projections-22 on the cylinder 11 is rotated directly beneath theunder surface of the said locking-lever 25 and -is brought in contactwith the said surface, so that the said pivoted locking-lever 25 will beraised sufficiently to withdraw the two ribs and the channel or groove31 in the end portion of the saidlever 25 directly from within thechannelor groove 19 in the said cylinder 11, and then, while the saidcylinder 11 is revolved sufficiently'to bring the next groove or channel19 in said cylinder to the top,permitting the exploded shell to dropfrom the other groove or channel 19, which has now been rotated to oneside. During these proceedings another cartridge has been deposited intothe uppermost channel or groove in the manner hereinafter set forth, andthe said ribs 32 and channel or groove 31 have entered the upper portionof this channel or groove 19 and arranged themselves in their operativepositions around the deposited cartridge, which can then be exploded orfiredin the same manner. A Thus each channel or groove 19 and chamber2l, as well as the projections or protuberances 22 of the revolvingcylinder 11, are successively and intermittently brought into theirproper positions for receiving the cartridges, which are to be explodedor fired in rapid succession, and rapidly expelling the empty shellsfrom the said cylinder 11, as will be clearly evident from the'abovedescription.

In order that the pivotal movement of the locking-lever 25 may belimited, which under certain circumstances may be found desirable, Ihave provided the free end of the arm portion 27 of the locking-lever 25with one or more i1pwardly-extending pins or projections 33, whichextend into a suitablyplaced groove or grooves 34 in theupwardlyextending member 16 of the revolver-frame 3 and are limited intheir movement thereby, when one of the previously-mentioned projectionsor protuberances 22 of the revolving cylinder 11 is brought into liftingor raising engagement with the under surface of thesaid locking-arm 25.Y

Hm ing thus described the general arrange.

ment and construction of the various parts of the revolver or similarfirearm, I will now set forth the arrangement and construction of thecartridge-magazine or shell-holder, which is indicated by the referencecharacter 35, and the manner of feeding the cartridges into thepreviously-described receiving-channels 190E the revolving cylinder 11.magazine or sheli-holder 35, which is preferably of the shaperepresented in Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 of the drawings, is provided atthe top with a pivoted or hinged cover or lid 36 for closing themagazine, and thereby preventing the cartridges from dropping from saidholder when the latter is turned in the position indicated in Fig. 5,and the said magazine or holder is made with an open bottom 37 and adownwardly and outwardly curved lip 38. Suitably secured to the side ofthe upwardly-extending member 17 of the revolver-frame 3, by means ofscrews 39 or in any other manner, is a shield or plate 40,

\which is bent in such a manner in an outwardly-extending direction thatit partially incases the one side of the revolving cylinder 11, asshown, and thereby also serves to prevent the fire from flashing out atthe side of the revolver or firearm when a cartridge is exploded.Suitably secured against the side of the upwardly-extending member 16 ofthe revolver-frame 3, by means of screws 41 or in any other desirablemanner is a bracket or holder 42. The said shield 40 is formed with aperforated ear or lug 44, and the said bracket or holder 42 is made witha correspondingly placed and perforated ear or lug 45, and pivotallyconnected with the said ears or lugs 44 and 45, respectively, by meansof pins or rivets 46 and 47, are suitably arranged and constructedsupporting links or arms 48 and 49. The upper and perforated ends ofthese links or arms 48 and 49 are respectively pivoted against theopposite ends of an ear or lug 50, which is provided in its said endswith screw-threaded sockets, in which are screwed certain screws 51 and52, which are also passed through the said perforated upper ends of thesaid links or arms 48 and 49, substantially as illustrated. In orderthat the cartridges may be properly placed within the said magazine 35and not clog therein, the saidmagazine is preferably This '7 made in itsfront side or face with a slot 53,

into'which the flanges usually formed on the cartridges extend and movewhen the cartridges are fed by their gravity through the said magazine35. In order that the said lower mouth of the said magazine orshellholder 35 may be forced and held in position directly'in front ofthe grooves or channels 19 in the revolving cylinder 11, as shown, topermit of the intermittent feeding of the cartridges to the saidrevolving cylinder 11, I have secured against the one side of therevolver-frame 3, by means of a screw 55 or in any other suitablemanner, a flat spring 54, which has its curved upper end portion bearingdirectly against the curved and outwardlytiaring portion 38 of the saidmagazine 35, as illustrated more particularlyin Figs. 4 and 8, tonormally retain the said cartridge holder or magazine 35 in its properposition for feeding the cartridges directly to the revolving cylinder11. The said spring 54 is of such a construction that its curvedupperend portion will readily yield when the magazine is forced by theoperator from the position represented in Fig. 4 to that illustrated inFig. 5, into which position the said magazine or shell-holder 35 isturned when it is intended to carry the firearm in the pocket,

The operation of feeding the cartridges from the magazine 35 into thechannels or grooves 19 in the revolving cylinder 11 is briefly asfollows: Under normal conditions when the revolver is not in use thelower ourtridge within the magazine 35 rests directly against one of theribs or projections 20 of the said cylinder 11, as represented in Fig. 8of the drawings. As soon as the trigger 9 is pulled the cylinder 11 iscaused to revolve in the direction of the arrow 2' in said Fig. 8, andthe rib or projection 20 moves away from the lower mouth of the magazine35, thereby allowing the lower cartridge in said magazine to drop intothe upwardly-moving groove or channel 19, which thus takes the previousposition of the said rib or projection 20. By successively pulling thetrigger 9 the cartridge is brought directly in front of the firing-pinof the hammer 7 and then exploded. The said cylinder 11 is caused torevolve by successively pulling upon the trigger, and anew cartridge isfed with each partial rotation of the cylinder 11 into the nextsucceeding channel or groove 19, while at time the empty shells areexpelle groove or channel 19 on the opposite side of the center linethrough the spindle on which the said cylinder 11 revolves.

By my present invention I have devised an efficient and perfectly safeas well as a durable construction of revolver or similar firearm whichis especially adapted for the firing or exploding of blank cartridges;but, as has been previously stated, by slightly changing the dimensionsof the parts of the magazine for holding the cartridges and making aslight change in the grooves 19 of the cylin der 11 the revolver isadapted for the firing of ball-cartridges, and that without changing inthe least the scope of the invention. I am also aware that many changesmay be made in the various arrangements and combinations of the partswithout departing from the scope of my present invention. Hence I do notlimit my invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of theparts as described in the previous specification and as illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, nor do I confine myself to the exact detailsofthe construction of the various parts and the operating mechanism ofthe revolver or similar firearm for firing the cartridges.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a revolver orsimilar firearm, the combination, with the revolver-frame and arevolving cylinder in said frame, of a hammer hung upon a pivot in saidframe, a lockinglever connected with said frame and arranged directlyabove the said revolving cylinder,

and means on said hammer adapted to engage with said locking-lever tohold said leverin its fixed position during the firing of a cartridge,substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 2. In arevolver orsimilar firearm, the combination, with the revolver-frame and a revolving cylinder in said frame, of a hammer hung upon a pivot in saidframe, a lockinglever connected with said frame and arranged directlyabove the said revolving cylinder, and a forwardly-projectingholding-dog on said hammer adapted to engage with said locking-lever tohold said lever in its fixed position during the firing of a cartridge,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a revolver or similar firearm, the combination, with therevolver-frame, and re'- volving cylinder in said frame, of a hammerhung on a pivot in said frame, a locking-lever pivotally connected withsaid frame and arranged directly above the said revolving cylinder, andmeans on said hammer adapted to engage with the rear end of said pivotedlocking-lever to hold said lever inits fixed position during thefiring'of a cartridge, substan tially as and for the purposes set forth.

4.- Inarevolver or similarfirearm, the combination, with therevolver-frame, and a revolving cylinder in said frame, of a hammer hungon a pivot in said frame, a locking-lever pivotally connected with saidframe and arranged directly above the said revolving cylinder, andaforwardly-projectingholding-dog on said hammer adapted to engage withthe rear end of said pivoted locking-lever to hold said lever in itsfixed position during the filj; ing of a cartridge, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

5. In a; revolver or similar firearm, the combination, with therevolver-frame, of a revolving cylinder in said frame, and liftingprotuberances or.projections upon the outer cylindrical surface of saidcylinder, and a locking-lever pivotally connected with said frame andarranged directly above the said revolving cylinder with which the saidprotuberances or projections on said cylinder are broughti' engagementfor lifting the said locking-lever, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth. 6. In a revolver or similar firearm, thecombination, with the revolver-frame, of a revolving cylinder insaidframe, and lifting protuberances or pro ec'tions upon the outercylindricalsurface of said cylinder, a lockinglever pivotall y connectedwith said frame'and arranged directly above the said revolvingcylinderwith which the said protuberances or projections on saidcylinder are brought in engagement for lifting the said locking-lever,

a hammer hung on a pivot in said frame; and.

means on said hammer adapted to engage withthe rear end of said pivotedlock-in with said channels, and a locking-lever ar- .7;- In a revolveronsimilar firearm, the combination, with the revolver-frame, of arevolving cylinder in said frame, and lifting protuberances orprojections upon the outer cylindrical surface of said cylinder, alocking-lever pivotally connected with said frame and arranged directlyabove the said revolving 3 cylinder with which the said protuberauces orprojections on said cylinder are brought in engagement for lifting thesaid locking-lever, a hammer hung on a pivot in said frame, and aforwardly-projecting holdingqdog on said hammer adapted to engagewith'the rear. end of said pivoted locking-le-' ver to hold said leverin its fixed position form a complete chamber, a hammer hung upon apivot in said frame, and means on said hammer adapted to engage withsaid lockinglever while firing a cartridge, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

v 9. In a revolver or similar firearm, the combination, with therevolver-frame, of a revolv- Y ing cylinder in said frame, the saidcylinder being made with'a series of cartridge-receiving channels 19 andchambers 21 in alinement ranged directlyabove the said cylinder, saidlever being provided in its under surface with achannel adapted to befitted directly above the uppermost channel 19 in said cylinder to forma complete chamber, a hammer hung upon a pivot in saidframe, and aforwardlyprojectingholding-dogon saidhamrneradapted to engage withsaidlocking-lever while firing a cartridge, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth 10. .In arevolver or similar firearm, thecombination, with the revolver-frame, of a revolving' cylinder in saidframe, the said cylinder being made with a series of cartridge-receivingchannels 19 and intermediately-plaeed ribs 20, and also with chambers-21in alinement with said channels 19, lifting protuberances orprojections-upon said cylinder in alinement with said ribs 20, and alockinglever pivotally connected with said frame and arranged directlyabove the said revolving cylinder with which'the protuberances orprojections on said cylinder are brought in en'- gagenient for liftingthe said locking-lever, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

11. In a revolveror similar firearm, the combination, with therevolver-frame, of a revolving cylinder in said frame, the-said cylinderbeing provided with a series of cartridge-receivingchannels19andintermediately-placed ribs 20, and also withchambers 21 in alinement with saidchannels 19, lifting protuber-' ancesor projections upon said cylinder in alinement with said ribs 20, alocking-lever pivotally connected with said frame and arranged directlyabove the saidrevolving cylinder with which the protuberances orprojections on said cylinder are broiight in engagement foilifting thesaid locking-lever, a hammer hung on a pivot in said frame, and means onsaid hammer adapted to engage with the rear end of said pivotedlocking-lever to hold said lever in its fixed position while 'firing acartridge, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

12-. In a revolver or similarfirearm,the combination, with therevolver-frame, of arevolving cylinder in said frame, thesaid cylinderbeing provided with a series ofcartridge-receivingchannels19andintermediately-placed ribs 20, and alsowith chambers 21 in alinement with saidchapnels 19, liftingprotuberances or projections upon said cylinder in alinement with saidribs 20, a locking-lever pivotally connected with said frame andarranged directly above the said revolving cy1-- with said channels, ofa cartridge-magazine,

and means connected with said magazine and said frame for pivotallysecuring the said magazine at the'one side of said frame, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

- 14. In arevolver or similar firearm,the-com-. bination, with therevolver-frame and a revolving cylinder, having open cartridge-receivingchannels and chambers in alinement with said channels, of acartridge-magazine, means connected with said magazine and said framefor pivotally securing said magazine at the one side of said frame, anda spring se-. cured to said franie having a curved upper end portionwith which the lower end portion of said magazine is in sliding andholding engagement, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.'

15. In a revolver or similar fi rearm,the combination, with the revolverframe and a reand a bracket, both provided with pivotal cars with whicha portion of said magazineis pivotally connected, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

16. In arevolverorsimilarfirearm,the combination, with. therevolver-frame anda revolving cylinder, having open cartridge-receivingchannels and chambers in alinement with said channels, of acartridge-magazine, means connected with said magazine for pivotallyarranging said magazine at the side of the revolver-frame, consisting,of a shield and a bracket, both provided with pivotal ears with which aportion of'said magazine is pivotally connected, and a spring secured tosaid frame having acnrved upper end portion with which the lower endport-ion of said magazine is in sliding and holding engagement,substantially and for the purposes set forth.

17. In a revolver or similar firearm, the combination, with therevolver-frame and a revolving cylinder, having open cartridge-receivingchannels and chambers in alinement with said channels, of acartridgemagazine, means connected with said magazine for their lowerends to the ears of said shieldand said bracket, and also pivotallyattached at thelr upper ends to the body of'said magazine, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

18. In a revolver or similar firearnnthe combination, with therevolver-frame and a revolving cylinder, having open cartridge-receivingchannels and chambers in alinement with said channels, of a cartridgemagazine, means connected with said magazine for pivotally arrangingsaid magazine at the side of the revolver-frame, consisting, of a shieldand a bracket, both provided with pivotal cars, a pair of linkspivotally attached at their lower ends to the ears of said shield andsaid bracket, and also pivotally attached at their upper-ends to thebody of said magazinc, and a spring secured to said frame having acurved upper end portion with which the lower end portion of saidmagazineis in sliding and holding engagement, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth.

19. In a revolver or similar firearm, the combination, with the revolver-frame, and a revolving cylinder, of a locking-lever 25 pivorallyconnected with the said frame and arranged directly above the saidcylinder, and means at the free end of said lever adapted to engage witha portion of the revolver-frame to limit the upward movement of saidlever, substantially as and for purposes set forth.

20. In a revolver orsimilar firearm,the combination, with therevolver-frame, and a revolving cylinder, of a locking-lever 25pivotally connected with the said frame and ar;

ranged directly above the said cylinder, and

means at the free end of said lever adapted to engage with a portion ofthe revolver-frame to limit the upward movement of said lever, consistinessentially, of a recessed member on said frame, and a projection on therear end of said lever extending'into said recessed member and capableof a limit movement in the recess of said member, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

21. In a revolver or similar firearm, the combination, with therevolver-frame and a revolvingjcylindenof a fire-shield on one side ofsaid frame arranged to cover a portion of said cylinder, said shieldbeing formed with an opening, and a cartridge-magazine or shellholderpivotally secured to the said shield and having a portion extending intoand through the opening in said shield, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

22. In a revolver or similar firearm, the combination, with therevolver-frame and are.- volving cylinder, of a fire-shield'on one sideof said frame arranged to cover a portion of said cylinder, said shieldbeing formed with an opening,a cartridge-magazine or shellholderpivotally secured to said shield, and having a portion extending intoand through said opening in the shield, and a spring secured to the sideof the revolver-frame .having its .upper end normally in' holdingengagement with a portion of said cartridgemagazine or shell-holder,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

23. In arevolverorsimilar firearm, the combination, with therevolver-frame and a rev,olving cylinder, of a fire-shield 011 one sideof said frame arranged to cover a portion of said cylinder, atcartridge-magazine or shellholder, a means of pivotal connection on saidshield, a means of pivotal connection on the body of said magazine orshell-holder, and a connecting means between said means of pivotalconnection on said shield and said means of pivotal connection on saidmagazine or shell-holder, substantially as and f or the pn rposes setforth. v

In testimonythatI claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 7th day of December, 1901.

THEODORE J. BENNE'F".

\Vitnesses:

FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL, GEO. D. RIuHAnns.

